Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh Indian

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This composition was likely transferred from a pounced preliminary drawing, as it is a mirror image of the final preparatory sketch (2005.436.2), which would have served as a foundation for a finished painting. The transfer and reproduction of these sketches were important for the dissemination of painting styles across regional workshops in the Pahari Hills.

Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

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Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)
Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

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